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9/29/2013

I bought the small watermelon at a local farmer market, and was surprised when I found it was without seeds and perfect for carving. So I kept it for training.

Since the time of my carving study at Malisa school in Thailand I wanted to try the learned soap carving designs in watermelon.

The imported watrmelons are big and hard to carve. Last week I broke two thai knives while carving on it skin. That is a terriblre loss. They were my favorite knives, one Triangle knife and one was thai...

But this local watrrmelon is just from my dreams, very soft and good for carving small details.So I did this soap design in it. You can compare the two designs and tell me which you like, in soap or in watermelon.

Thai carving art in watermelon

P.S.: If you find a grammar mistake or misspelling in this blog, please feel free to correct it by mailing me. Thus you help to make the blog better and pleasant to read, you also help me to improve my English to tell you more about carving art.

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9/16/2013

These garnishes are very easy and quick to make. You just need some cookie cutters. Your kids will help you.

Bicolor Heart garnish of apples

Bicolor heart garnish made of apples

You will need:red and green apples,heart cookie cutters in big and small sizesInstruction:1. Cut two slices of green and red apples2. Using a big cutter cut out red and green hearts. Then using a small cutter carve out a small heart inside the big heart.3. Swap the small hearts to compose the bicolor hearts.4. Srick the garnish to the glass by cutting both small and big hearts like shown at the picture.

The customer also asked for cornucopia, a special stand for watermelon carving, to decoratre a table with chocolate fountain. On the following photo a fruit platter with cornucopia garnished with cute fruit sculptures apple Panda and orange Teddy Bear.

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9/12/2013

Cat Carving Ideas

Well, I think I am ready to open a 'Cat' gallery :) I have cats carved out of pumpkin and squash, cats made of apples, orange cat... and I don't want to stop. Hope to continue the list with new cats arrival.Cats carved on pumpkin skin
The pair of kittens are made for 1 year birthday party. Can be used at baby shower. This vegetable sculpture is perfect for twins.

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9/02/2013

When you want to make someone smile ask me for a cute fruit sculpture. This is what I offer to my clients. I offer joy.

This Panda apple sculpture was created for a woman, an owner of a pet shop. She got to a hospital, and her business partner asked me for a nice fruit platter to cheer her up. In order to make the fruit platter special I suggested an apple panda as a platter decoration because the name of the pet shop was Panda. The shop also uses panda image for a logo.

The fruit Panda is completely made of apples. I know what you think. Who dares to eat it? No needs to eat the Panda. There are lot of tasty fruits on the platter. The Panda is a decoration though it is entirely edible together with the green apples it sits on.

About Garnishfood Blog

Hi, I am Elena, also known as Selena Ze Arteest. I am a designer, fruit carving artist and owner of Caving Studio since 2007. GarnishFood blog is about the art of Thai carving and edibe arrangements made of vegetables, fruits and sweets. Recently I am keen on Ikebana art and phytodesign.